If you have any news relating to your association or other important Aikido related information then please email Steve Billett

30-09-07 BAB National Course 2007 Photographs for viewing on this website
The BAB website now has a picture gallery. Some photographs taken by BAB members have been added

30-09-07 Interim Web Master assigned
The BAB Web Master John Burn has recently resigned, The BAB Executive would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his previous services and has in the interim requested Stephen Billett of the Aikido Development Society to become Web Master.

22-04-07 Host Move Complete
The BAB website has completed it's move to new hosts.

10-04-07 Ken Cottier Sensei awarded 7th Dan
Congratulations to Ken Cottier sensei of the British Aikido Federation who was promoted to 7th dan by the Aikikai Doshu at the Kagami Biraki ceremony in January 2007. Further Information is available here.

08-02-07 Changing Hosts
We are currently in the process of changing hosting companies so we can host our own forums - the company we use currently do not support SQL in any way. The site may be disrupted for a week or so once the move is underway - there will be times it appears completely unavaiable. Once the move is complete an update will be added.

03-02-07 Sports Club Of The Year 2007
If your dojo is interested in taking part in this, then please download the flyer here.

23-01-07 Gordon Jones Sensei awarded the title of Shihan
From the United Kingdon Aikikai - We are delighted to announce that Gordon Jones has been awared the title of Shihan (Master Instructor) by Hombu Dojo at the recent Kagami Biraki promotions. This is, of course, a great honour for Gordon personally but also for the UKA as a whole as we continue to build our relationship with Doshu and Hombu Dojo. Further information available here.

17-01-07 Yasuo Kobayashi Sensei - October Seminar
One of the most senior Japanese Aikikai teachers is holding a 3 day seminar in the UK in October. Kobayashi sensei (8th dan, shihan) will be teaching from October 19th through to October 21st. More details are available here.

09-01-07 All email addresses now protected against harvesting
A method has been implemented on the site to protect email addresses from spambots so they cannot harvest off contact details. This will now allow the feedback forms to be placed back online as well as the online club updates - these should all appear within the nest 6 to 8 weeks as they are being overhauled to incorporate new functionality.

07-10-06 Tony Cassells Sensei & Chris Mooney Sensei both awarded Shihan title
Tony Cassells Sensei and Chris Mooney Sensei were awarded the title of Shihan from the World Aikikai Headquarters in December 2005. They will travel to Hombu Dojo, Tokyo, Japan in November 2006 with Chiba Sensei to receive their certificates directly from Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu, grandson of Aikido's founder.

24-08-06 Bill Smith Sensei Passes Away
It is with much sadness and regret that we have to inform you that Bill Smith sensei, principal instructor & founder of the United Kingdom Aikikai, passed away this morning at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr Smith was greatly respected and will be very much missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones, friends and students.

08-08-06 National Course 2006
This years course has been announced, the date is October 21, 2006. The Venue is Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, Crystal Palace, London, SE19 2BB. We are honoured to have sensei's Haydn Foster, Garry Masters, Bob Jones, Gwynne Jones and Barbara Moss. The course starts at 0:30 and runs until 16:15, £16 in advance (cheques and postal orders only) or £20 on the day. Spectators can watch, however there is a cost this year of £2.50 which will be donated to the NSPCC. Please check the downloads page for the poster or the course page for a list of accommodation.

15-07-06 National Course 2006 Poster complete
The entrance to the site has been replaced with the 2006 poster - link here - it is also available on the downloads page and details will be added to the course page this weekend.

21-06-06 Online Updates / Submissions / Course Details / General Questions - Comment from the webmaster
Please note that due to the very high number of spam emails I have been receiving (upwards of 700 per day) that all updates since the last uploaded content have not come through. Please be patient as all update & communications forms will be made available soon - unfortunately this does mean anything submitted will have to be submitted again. A filter has been added to the site and all pages will be re-uploaded within the next month or so to prevent harvesting our email addresses. For now, if you have any urgent requests NOT club update related then please email me at the address below.

sbillett @ aikido-development-society.org